My Venue has a wedding coordinator so why do I need a wedding planner?

Why do I need to hire you? My venue has a Wedding Coordinator

This is a question we hear many times. “My venue has a wedding coordinator so why do I need to hire you?” Great question, and I understand why many engaged couples ask this. The answer is multilayered. 

Venue Wedding Coordinator

All venues, whether that be a country house hotel, restaurant, villa, or other venue type has a catering event manager or wedding coordinator on staff. Primarily, the job of a wedding coordinator is to make money for the venue, as they will have sales figures to meet each month. 

A good wedding coordinator will run the whole entire day of your wedding until all the guests leave at the end of the night. However, an exceptional wedding coordinator will do the above and call all suppliers ahead of the day and coordinate setup, last-minute details and make sure that there are no last-minute issues arising. 

The venue coordinator is only responsible for details in their hotel / venue.  Although they will do an excellent job making sure the food and drinks are served on time, will they go above and beyond their role and is this a guarantee? 

The Wedding Planner Dedicated to you

And that is where the wedding planners come in like Dale Alexander. We pick up all the details that are so important to you both. Have your suppliers been contacted and coordinated on arrival times? Will the florist decorate the cake, or is this being left for the baker to do? Have the gospel choir arrived and done their sound check ahead of the guests arriving? This is where we take care of all the details in advance. Leaving you to concentrate on the more important things getting ready, rehearsing your vows, and spending time with your bridal party. 

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